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Personal Appearance For US Visas Is For Private Trips & Pleasure Only- US Embassy

The United States Embassy in Ghana has clarified its recent statement about visa acquisition for Former Presidents,...

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CIA ‘knew In August That Putin Sought To Boost Trump’

The CIA had top-level intelligence last August that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered an operation to...

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CIA Knew In August That Putin Sought To Boost Trump

The CIA had top-level intelligence last August that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered an operation to...

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New India Coach Should ‘get Along’ With Kohli

India are likely to favour a new coach who can "get along" with Virat Kohli, cricket officials indicated Friday, after...

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Indian Man Arrested For Selling Lizard Penises As Tantric Root Plants

An Indian man has been arrested for selling dried monitor lizard penises online as a rare root plant believed to bring...

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Female Japan Politician Resigns After Attacking Male Aide

A female Japanese politician has resigned after an audio tape emerged of her violently attacking a male secretary, and...

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North Korea Conducts Rocket Engine Test

North Korea has tested a rocket engine that could be fitted to an intercontinental ballistic missile, a US official...

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Clarify Your Interest If You’re Political

STAR Ghana’s Programme Director, Ibrahim-Tankoh Amidu, has advised civil society organisations that want to be...

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EU Leaders Urge Internet Giants To Fight Online Extremism

EU leaders on Thursday urged Internet firms to do their utmost to combat online extremism promoting attacks or face the...

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Taiwan’s Foxconn Says Toshiba Deal ‘not Over’

The head of Taiwan's tech giant Foxconn said Thursday its pursuit of Toshiba "is not yet over", a day after the...

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Pakistani Citizens Gasp For Clean Air

Furhan Hussain moved to Islamabad seeking fresher air, only to find Pakistan's leafy capital in a semi-permanent haze....

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Trump Aide Kushner Has ‘productive’ Talks With Israel PM

US President Donald Trump's senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner had a "productive" meeting with Israel's Prime...

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Egypt Delivers Fuel To Ease Gaza Electricity Crisis

Egypt began on Wednesday to deliver a million litres of fuel to Gaza, a Palestinian official said, in an attempt to...

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Govt-Backed DR Congo Militia Shot Babies, Hacked Toddlers

The UN accused DR Congo on Tuesday of backing a militia that has mutilated toddlers and hacked pregnant women in the...

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Clashes In South Yemen Kill Six Civilians

Clashes between Yemeni security forces and gunmen in the southern city of Aden on Tuesday left six civilians dead, a...

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Israel Starts Work On New Settlement Amid US Peace Push

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the start of work Tuesday on a new settlement in the occupied West...

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World’s Biggest Fish Market Will Be Moved, Says Tokyo Governor

Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market -- the world's biggest -- will be moved to a new location, the city's top official...

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Malaysia Tackles Tanker Oil Spill

Malaysia is using chemical dispersants to break up an oil slick off its coast after a tanker laden with marine diesel...

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Bush Officials Can’t Be Sued For Post-9/11 Abuses, Says Top Court

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that senior officials from president George W. Bush's administration cannot be held...